Boston leads 2-0 in its series once morest Brooklyn in the first round of the NBA playoffs following winning (114-107) on Wednesday. Philadelphia is approaching the next round with its third victory (104-101 ap) in Toronto (3-0).
The Brooklyn Nets lost once more on the Boston floor on Wednesday (107-114), for the second game of this first round of the playoffs, during an evening that saw Philadelphia win a third victory once morest Toronto. Defeated by one point on Sunday (114-115), Brooklyn started the game well with a 9-0 entry and was up to 17 points ahead in the second quarter.
Irving transparent
But the Celtics, pushed by their audience, gradually picked up the score. Inside Daniel Theis (15 points in total) first equalized at 79 everywhere three minutes from the end of the 3rd quarter, before his team accelerated in the 4th under the impetus of Jayson Tatum (19 points, 10 assists) and Jaylen Brown (22 points, 6 assists). “We are a physical, tough team. There is no need to send a message. That’s what we are,” commented Celtics strong winger Grant Williams following the game.
Opposite, Kyrie Irving was transparent with only 10 points and little success in shooting (4/13), just like Kevin Durant (4/17), who also lost 6 balls despite his 27 points. “They really came back in the second half… And they got some tough shots at the end of the game,” Irving said. The Nets will have to catch up at home on Saturday in Game 3.
Embiid at the buzzer for the 76ers
A little later in the evening, Philadelphia won on the floor of Toronto (104-101 ap), its third victory in a row in this series of the first round of the playoffs. But it was difficult for the Sixers who had to fight until the end of overtime to get rid of the Raptors. Joel Embiid, once once more excellent (33 points, 13 rebounds), first lost the ball two seconds from the end at 101-101, before returning a winning shot on the throw-in to give the victory to his team .
“The job is not finished. Another victory. We have to come back here and try to beat them once more,” said the Cameroonian interior. James Harden added 19 points and 10 assists. On the Toronto side, OG Anunoby was the top scorer with 26 points.
